Furniture system having a modular lighting installation

Abstract

A furniture unit has a plurality of mutually delimited furniture compartments, which in particular are designed as display cabinets. At least one lighting member can be installed as required in each furniture compartment. Rod elements of a predetermined length are provided to carry the electrical current and are affixed within the furniture unit. Furthermore, mountings are provided whereby the rod elements can each be completely retained within a furniture compartment. Connection elements provide an electrical connection between rod elements of different furniture compartments. The connection elements are designed as flexible conductors in some regions and may be 1:n branches (n=2, 3, etc.). The mountings are so arranged and designed that the rod elements are essentially fixed at both ends, it being possible for the connection elements to be connected at any time, as necessary to the ends of the rod elements.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A furniture system comprising: 
       a modular lighting installation having is effective so that a plurality of mutually delimited modular compartments, a lighting member in each modular compartment, and rod elements of a predetermined length being provided to carry electrical current,  
       the rod elements are affixed inside each modular compartment,  
       wherein mountings are provided whereby some of the rod elements be completely mounted within a modular compartment and connection elements are provided whereby rod elements electrically connectable to one another.  
     
     
       2. The furniture system according to  claim 1 , wherein the connection elements are in part flexible conductors. 
     
     
       3. The furniture system according to  claim 1 , wherein the connection elements are 1:n connections. 
     
     
       4. The furniture system according to  claim 1  a mounting is effective so that some of the rod elements are essentially fixed at both ends. 
     
     
       5. The furniture system according to  claim 1  wherein some of the rod elements essentially have a length that corresponds to a longitudinal dimension of a modular compartment. 
     
     
       6. The furniture system according to  claim 1  wherein a mounting is affixed to a corner element of the modular compartment. 
     
     
       7. The furniture system according to  claim 6 , wherein another corner element has a recess for one of the connection elements. 
     
     
       8. A modular lighting installation comprising: 
       a module including rod elements of a predetermined length for conducting electrical current and connection elements, electrically interconnecting the rod elements to one another, and,  
       mountings for connecting some of the rod elements as required to the ends of the rod elements.  
     
     
       9. The lighting installation according to  claim 8 , wherein the connection elements are in part flexible conductors. 
     
     
       10. A furniture unit, comprising: a plurality of modular compartments and lighting members arranged in the various modular compartments. 
       at least two rod elements of predetermined length being provided in each of the modular compartments for carrying of electrical current and being affixed completely within each modular compartment and the rod elements of the modular compartments are electrically connected to one another by connection elements.  
     
     
       11. A furniture unit according to  claim 10 , wherein a wall, a base and/or top panels in a furniture frame are held by corner elements and the connection elements are each passed through a recess or a passage aperture of the corner elements. 
     
     
       12. A furniture unit according to  claim 11 , wherein the rod elements are fixed by mountings which are supported on the corner element.